Minister of Justice of Hungary
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Ministers of Justice, 1848-2006
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Hungarian Revolution of 1848The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
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| Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:... |
17 March 1848 | 2 October 1848 |
| Országos Honvédelmi Bizottmány (OHB) | 2 October 1848 | 2 May 1849 |
| Sebő Vukovics Sebő Vukovics Sebő Vukovics was a Hungarian politician of Serbian descent, who served as Minister of Justice in 1849 during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He was hiding from the authorities at the homes of the Lónyay and Vladár families after the Surrender at Világos. Later he emigrated to the United Kingdom... |
2 May 1849 | 11 August 1849 |
Austria-HungaryAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
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| Boldizsár Horvát Boldizsár Horvát Boldizsár Horvát was a Hungarian politician, poet and novelist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1867 and 1871. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Kisfaludy Society.-References:*... |
20 February 1867 | 5 June 1871 |
| István Bittó István Bittó Count István Bittó de Sárosfa et Nádasd was a Hungarian politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Hungary from September 10, 1872 to March 23, 1874 and as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1874 to 1875.-Career:Bittó studied law and entered into a legal... |
5 June 1871 | 4 September 1872 |
| Tivadar Pauler Tivadar Pauler Dr. Tivadar Pauler was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1871 and 1872. He taught for several universities in Zagreb, Győr and Pest. He was the chairman of the first Jurist Assembly in 1870. After 1872 he served as Minister of Justice until 1875.... |
4 September 1872 | 2 March 1875 |
| Béla Perczel Béla Perczel Dr. Béla Perczel de Bonyhád was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1875 and 1878. His son was the Interior Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dezső Perczel. He was the leader of the Deák Party between 1869 and 1872... |
2 March 1875 | 30 June 1878 |
| Tivadar Pauler | 30 June 1878 | 30 April 1886 |
| Teofil Fabiny Teofil Fabiny Teofil Fabiny was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1886 and 1889.-References:*... |
15 May 1886 | 9 April 1889 |
| Dezső Szilágyi Dezső Szilágyi Dezső Szilágyi was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1889 and 1895.-References:*... |
9 April 1889 | 15 January 1895 |
| Sándor Erdély Sándor Erdély Sándor Erdély was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1895 and 1899.-References:*... |
15 January 1895 | 26 February 1899 |
| Sándor Plósz Sándor Plósz Sándor Plósz was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1899 and 1905. He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He became representative of the House of Magnates in 1914.... |
26 February 1899 | 18 June 1905 |
| Bertalan Lányi Bertalan Lányi Bertalan Lányi was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1905 and 1906.-References:*... |
18 June 1905 | 2 April 1906 |
| Gusztáv Gegus Gusztáv Gegus Gusztáv Gegus was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice for several days in 1906.-References:*... |
2 April 1906 | 8 April 1906 |
| Géza Polónyi Géza Polónyi Géza Polónyi was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1906 and 1907. He was a major politician of the Independence Party. He actively took part in the filibuster against the government in 1903... |
8 April 1906 | 2 February 1907 |
| Antal Günther Antal Günther Antal Günther was a Hungarian politician and journalist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1907 and 1909. He was the chairman of the Court from 1909 to 1920. He also served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1917 and 1918.-References:*... |
2 February 1907 | 23 September 1909 |
| Sándor Wekerle Sándor Wekerle Sándor Wekerle was a Hungarian politician who served three times as prime minister.He was born in Mór, in the comitatus of Fejér. His mother was Antónia Szép.After studying law at the University of Budapest he graduated doctor juris... |
23 September 1909 | 17 January 1910 |
| Ferenc Székely Ferenc Székely Ferenc Székely was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Justice between 1910 and 1917. He also served as interim Minister of Religion and Education in 1910.-References:*... |
17 January 1910 | 4 January 1913 |
| Jenő Balogh Jenő Balogh Jenő Balogh was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1913 and 1917. After the fall of the second István Tisza cabinet he retired from the politics. He also served as General Secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1920 to 1935.-References:*... |
4 January 1913 | 15 June 1917 |
| Vilmos Vázsonyi | 15 June 1917 | 18 August 1917 |
| Károly Grecsák Károly Grecsák Károly Grecsák was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1917 and 1918. He was a representative of the Moderate Opposition from 1881 to 1891. He was the founder and an editor of the first German language oppositional newspaper, the Budapester Tageblatt... |
18 August 1917 | 25 January 1918 |
| Vilmos Vázsonyi | 25 January 1918 | 8 May 1918 |
| Gusztáv Tőry Gusztáv Tőry Gusztáv Tőry was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1918. He was the chairman of the Court from 1920 to 1925.-References:*... |
8 May 1918 | 31 October 1918 |
Hungarian Democratic RepublicHungarian Democratic RepublicThe Hungarian People's Republic was an independent republic proclaimed after the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918...
(1918-1919)
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| Barna Buza Barna Buza Barna Buza was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Agriculture from 1918 to 1919 and as interim Minister of Justice for few days in 1918.... |
31 October 1918 | 4 November 1918 |
| Dénes Berinkey Dénes Berinkey Dénes Berinkey was a Hungarian jurist and politician who served as prime minister in the regime of Mihály Károlyi for two months in 1919. On March 20, 1919 the French presented the Vix Note ordering Hungarian troops further back into Hungary; it was widely assumed that the military lines would be... |
4 November 1918 | 24 January 1919 |
| Sándor Juhász Nagy Sándor Juhász Nagy Sándor Juhász Nagy was a Hungarian politician, who served as State Secretary of Religion and Education between 1918 and 1919 with ministerial competence. He finished his law studies in Debrecen, Kolozsvár and Budapest. He worked as a lawyer in Debrecen from 1910. He was member of the National... |
24 January 1919 | 21 March 1919 |
Hungarian Soviet RepublicHungarian Soviet RepublicThe Hungarian Soviet Republic or Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived Communist state established in Hungary in the aftermath of World War I....
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| István Ládai István Ládai István Ládai was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as People's Commissar of Justice in 1919 during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. He was also very interested in Euclidean vectors, stating once, in 1921, that maths was his mentor and best friend.-References:*... |
21 March 1919 | 24 June 1919 |
| Zoltán Rónai Zoltán Rónai Zoltán Rónai was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as People's Commissar of Justice in 1919 during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Before the First World War he worked as a journalist of the Népszava and of the Szocializmus. He was a supporter of the centrist Zsigmond Kunfi... |
24 June 1919 | 1 August 1919 |
| Ernő Garami Ernő Garami Ernő Garami was a Hungarian mechanic who became a social democratic politician and editor, who served as Minister of Justice in 1919.-References:*... |
1 August 1919 | 7 August 1919 |
Counter-revolutionary Government
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| Lajos Pálmai Lajos Pálmai Lajos Pálmai was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Justice in the Counter-revolutionary Government of Arad during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Later he worked as a notary public for the Diet of Hungary between 1926 and 1936.... |
5 May 1919 | 31 May 1919 |
RegencyKingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)The Kingdom of Hungary also known as the Regency, existed from 1920 to 1946 and was a de facto country under Regent Miklós Horthy. Horthy officially represented the abdicated Hungarian monarchy of Charles IV, Apostolic King of Hungary...
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| Béla Szászy Béla Szászy Béla Szászy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as acting Minister of Justice in 1919.-References:*... |
7 August 1919 | 15 August 1919 |
| György Baloghy György Baloghy György Baloghy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1919.-References:*... |
15 August 1919 | 17 September 1919 |
| Béla Zoltán Béla Zoltán Béla Zoltán was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1919. He was a member of the House of Magnates from 1927.-References:*... |
22 September 1919 | 24 November 1919 |
| István Bárczy István Bárczy István Bárczy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1919 and 1920. He was the Mayor of Budapest between 1906 and 1918 and later served as Lord Mayor of Budapest... |
24 November 1919 | 15 March 1920 |
| Gyula Ferdinandy Gyula Ferdinandy Dr. Gyula Ferdinandy de Hidasnémeti was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1920 and 1921. During the Sándor Simonyi-Semadam's cabinet he was the Minister of Justice, after that Ferdinandy replaced this position to the Minister of the Interior... |
15 March 1920 | 19 July 1920 |
| Vilmos Pál Tomcsányi Vilmos Pál Tomcsányi Vilmos Pál Tomcsányi was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister in 1921. He was the governor of the annexed Zakarpattia Oblast between 1942 and 1944.-References:*... |
19 July 1920 | 16 June 1922 |
| Géza Daruváry Géza Daruváry Géza Daruváry was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1922 and 1924. Before the First World War he worked as a consule in several states. István Bethlen appointed him Minister of Justice in 1922... |
16 June 1922 | 11 June 1923 |
| Emil Nagy Emil Nagy Emil Nagy de Vámos was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1923 and 1924.-Biography:... |
11 June 1923 | 21 February 1924 |
| István Bethlen István Bethlen Count István Bethlen de Bethlen was a Hungarian aristocrat and statesman and served as Prime Minister from 1921 to 1931.... |
21 February 1924 | 13 March 1924 |
| Pál Pesthy Pál Pesthy Pál Pesthy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1924 and 1929. During his ministership the law being about the House of Magnates' organization , some institutions of civil law, the forensic organisation's modification and the last recommendation of the... |
13 March 1924 | 8 January 1929 |
| István Bethlen | 8 January 1929 | 4 February 1929 |
| Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1929 and 1932. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He was the counsel of the Hungarian Railways from 1909 to 1919. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he was... |
4 February 1929 | 1 October 1932 |
| Andor Lázár Andor Lázár Andor Lázár was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1932 and 1938.He was born into a Hungarian Calvinist family of noble origin in Pápa. He learnt at the Calvinist College of Pápa and finished law studies in Budapest... |
1 October 1932 | 9 March 1938 |
| Ödön Mikecz Ödön Mikecz Ödön Mikecz was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1938. He finished his law studies at the University of Budapest and in Zürich. He worked as a lawyer in Nyíregyháza from 1923. In 1935 he served as press chief of Prime Minister Gyula Gömbös, in the next year... |
9 March 1938 | 15 November 1938 |
| András Tasnádi Nagy András Tasnádi Nagy András Tasnádi Nagy was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1938 and 1939. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He worked as a lawyer from 1908. He worked for the Hungarian Railways as counsel between 1910 and 1925, and as attorney general... |
15 November 1938 | 9 November 1939 |
| László Radocsay | 9 November 1939 | 22 March 1944 |
| István Antal István Antal István Antal was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education and as Minister of Justice in 1944. Born in Kenderes, he knew Miklós Horthy from here, who was born here likewise. He fought in the First World War, after his returning from the front he joined to several... |
22 March 1944 | 29 August 1944 |
| Gábor Vladár Gábor Vladár Gábor Vladár was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in 1944. After the ministerial council meeting on 14 October 1944 he decreeded the permission of the left-wing press and the forbidding of the far right media and finally the political prisoners'... |
29 August 1944 | 16 October 1944 |
| László Budinszky László Budinszky László Budinszky was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Justice between 1944 and 1945. He prepared the proposal about the formation of the Leader of the Nation position. Besides this he gave a command that the political convicts to be handed over to the Nazi authorities... |
16 October 1944 | 27 March 1945 |
| Ágoston Valentiny Ágoston Valentiny Ágoston Valentiny was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice in the Interim National Government. He was born into a working class family with six children. His father was a machine fitter and engineer. Valentiny finished his law studies in Kolozsvár. He joined the... |
22 December 1944 | 21 July 1945 |
| István Ries István Ries Dr. István Ries was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1945 and 1950, during the transition period to the communism in Hungary.-Early career:... |
21 July 1945 | 4 February 1946 |
Second Hungarian RepublicSecond Hungarian RepublicThe Second Hungarian Republic was a parliamentary republic briefly established after the dissolution of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1 February 1946.-History:The Soviet Red Army occupied Hungary from September 1944 until April 1945...
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| István Ries | 4 February 1946 | 18 August 1949 |
People's Republic of HungaryPeople's Republic of HungaryThe People's Republic of Hungary or Hungarian People's Republic was the official state name of Hungary from 1949 to 1989 during its Communist period under the guidance of the Soviet Union. The state remained in existence until 1989 when opposition forces consolidated in forcing the regime to...
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| István Ries | 18 August 1949 | 17 July 1950 |
| Erik Molnár Erik Molnár Erik Molnár was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs twice: between 1947-1948 and between 1952-1953.-Biography:... |
17 July 1950 | 14 November 1952 |
| Gyula Décsi Gyula Décsi Gyula Décsi was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1952 and 1953 in the cabinet of Mátyás Rákosi.-References:*... |
14 November 1952 | 2 February 1953 |
| Béla Kovács Béla Kovács (communist) Béla Kovács was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1953 and 1954. He was a judge of the Supreme Court.-References:*... |
2 February 1953 | 4 July 1953 |
| Ferenc Erdei Ferenc Erdei Ferenc Erdei was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister in the unofficial Interim government which led by Béla Miklós. After the Soviet occupation of Hungary the cabinet could take the office officially . During the communist rule Erdei was the Minister of Agriculture between 1949... |
4 July 1953 | 30 October 1954 |
| Erik Molnár | 30 October 1954 | 31 October 1956 |
| Ferenc Nezvál Ferenc Nezvál Ferenc Nezvál was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1957 and 1966.-References:*... |
9 May 1957 | 7 December 1966 |
| Mihály Korom Mihály Korom Mihály Korom was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1966 and 1978.-References:*... |
7 December 1966 | 22 April 1978 |
| Imre Markója Imre Markója Imre Markója was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1978 and 1988.-References:*... |
22 April 1978 | 29 June 1988 |
| Kálmán Kulcsár Kálmán Kulcsár Kálmán Kulcsár was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1988 and 1990. He was the father of the sociology of law in Hungary... |
29 June 1988 | 23 May 1990 |
Third Hungarian RepublicThird Hungarian RepublicThe third Republic of Hungary is an informal term used for the current republic of Hungary, which was proclaimed on October 23, 1989 , ending Hungary's communist era and replacing the former People's Republic of Hungary.The first republic was proclaimed on November 16, 1918 when the...
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| István Balsai István Balsai István Ákos Balsai is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1990 and 1994. He joined to the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1988 and became a member of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1990. He was appointed justice minister in the first democratic... |
23 May 1990 | 15 July 1994 |
| Pál Vastagh Pál Vastagh Pál Vastagh is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1994 and 1998. He joined to the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party in 1966. During the democratic changes in Hungary he supported the communist rule and the Workers' Militia which Vastagh called as the... |
15 July 1994 | 8 July 1998 |
| Ibolya Dávid Ibolya Dávid Ibolya Dávid born Baja, Hungary ,1954 is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1999-2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998-2002. She was the only female Minister in the government of Viktor Orbán. Dávid is a member... |
8 July 1998 | 27 May 2002 |
| Péter Bárándy Péter Bárándy Péter Bárándy is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 2002 and 2004. He is a member of the Bárándy family, which is a famous lawyer dynasty in Hungary. He was a founding member and deputy chairman of the Republic Party in 1992 but the party never gain a seat... |
27 May 2002 | 4 October 2004 |
| József Petrétei József Petrétei József Petrétei is former Minister of Justice in Hungary. The office renamed to Ministry of Justice and Law Enforecement after the 2006 election.... |
4 October 2004 | 9 June 2006 |
Third Hungarian Republic
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| József Petrétei | 9 June 2006 | 31 May 2007 |
| Albert Takács Albert Takács Albert Takács is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement between 2007 and 2008.-References:* MTI Ki Kicsoda 2009, Magyar Távirati Iroda Zrt., Budapest, 2008, 1082. old., ISSN 1787-288X*... |
31 May 2007 | 17 February 2008 |
| Tibor Draskovics Tibor Draskovics Tibor Draskovics is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 2004 and 2005 and as Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement between 2008 and 2009. He was member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee from 1994 to 1998.... |
17 February 2008 | 14 December 2009 |
| Imre Forgács Imre Forgács Imre Forgács is a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice and Law Enforcement between 2009 and 2010.-Publications:* Neokonzervatív fordulat az Egyesült Államokban... |
14 December 2009 | 29 May 2010 |
Third Hungarian Republic
| Minister | Began | Ended |
| Tibor Navracsics Tibor Navracsics Tibor Navracsics lawyer and political scientist, head of parliamentary group of the Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union political party.He is married, he has a daughter, who was born in 1991.- Education :... |
29 May 2010 | Incumbent |
See also
- List of heads of state of Hungary
- List of Prime Ministers of Hungary
- List of Interior Ministers of Hungary
- List of Ministers of Defence of Hungary
- List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
- List of Ministers of Finance of Hungary
- List of Ministers of Education of Hungary
- List of Ministers of Agriculture of Hungary
- Politics of HungaryPolitics of HungaryPolitics of Hungary takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The Prime Minister is the head of government of a pluriform multi-party system, while the President is the head of state and holds a largely ceremonial position.Executive power is exercised by the...